CBS Orders Full Seasons of Big Bang Theory, The Unit
Rookie Comedy, Veteran Drama to Return to Network
By Ben Grossman -- Broadcasting & Cable, 10/18/2007 8:01:00 PM
CBS gave full-season orders to rookie comedy The Big Bang Theory and veteran drama The Unit.
Big Bang stepped right into the network’s successful Monday-night comedy block, averaging a 3.6 rating in adults 18-49 and nearly 9 million viewers. In its first season, it is also building on its How I Met Your Mother lead-in by 9% in the demo and 10% in viewers.
Veteran The Unit is averaging a 3.1 in the demo and 11.44 million viewers and comes off its best ratings in many measures since February.
